cman:Really, since this guy has taken office, he has proved himself to be the most partisan incompetent fool our state has ever had the misfortune to be stuck with for four years.

You know what would make this New Englander happy? Gov. William Cohen. Court the guy. He makes a fortune doing his thing, but he's still a Mainer. Bring him home. Shower him with praise. He'd win without even campaigning. Remember what Republicans used to be? He's all that and a lobster roll.

WorldCitizen:cman: WorldCitizen: What gets me is that even states like Maine vote for idiots like this. Alabama or Mississippi? Sure. What's with places like Wisconsin and Maine going for this shiat though?

LePage rode in on the wave of the Tea Party. Maine has always leaned a little right politically. Maine Republicans are usually not like what LePage is.

Yeah, I thought they then tend to go a little New England right, but I thought that was more like rational Snowe type human beings. *sigh*

LePage is a special kind of moron

Do you know what his first priority was in our state? With all of our problems, with all of our troubles, with our declining tax collections, this idiot made it his first priority to remove a mural that praised the Maine worker

cman:Do you know what his first priority was in our state? With all of our problems, with all of our troubles, with our declining tax collections, this idiot made it his first priority to remove a mural that praised the Maine worker

Oh, I know. I follow what's going on in New England. The guy is a shoot from the hip "I'm a real person not a politician" asshole. You need an old-school Mainer to just step up and knock that guy down.

Hell, look at my state, Rhode Island. They have an honest guy who is, honestly, not that bright... But he is a decent man. They sh*t all over him because our economy sucks balls.

cman:WorldCitizen: cman: WorldCitizen: What gets me is that even states like Maine vote for idiots like this. Alabama or Mississippi? Sure. What's with places like Wisconsin and Maine going for this shiat though?

LePage rode in on the wave of the Tea Party. Maine has always leaned a little right politically. Maine Republicans are usually not like what LePage is.

Yeah, I thought they then tend to go a little New England right, but I thought that was more like rational Snowe type human beings. *sigh*

LePage is a special kind of moron

Do you know what his first priority was in our state? With all of our problems, with all of our troubles, with our declining tax collections, this idiot made it his first priority to remove a mural that praised the Maine worker

This guy is gonna farking destroy us

Why does any of this surprise you? I saw bits and pieces of the governor's campaign here. I could have easily called similar bits of stupidity from this guy. You could have seen this coming from a mile away.

GAT_00:cman: WorldCitizen: cman: WorldCitizen: What gets me is that even states like Maine vote for idiots like this. Alabama or Mississippi? Sure. What's with places like Wisconsin and Maine going for this shiat though?

LePage rode in on the wave of the Tea Party. Maine has always leaned a little right politically. Maine Republicans are usually not like what LePage is.

Yeah, I thought they then tend to go a little New England right, but I thought that was more like rational Snowe type human beings. *sigh*

LePage is a special kind of moron

Do you know what his first priority was in our state? With all of our problems, with all of our troubles, with our declining tax collections, this idiot made it his first priority to remove a mural that praised the Maine worker

This guy is gonna farking destroy us

Why does any of this surprise you? I saw bits and pieces of the governor's campaign here. I could have easily called similar bits of stupidity from this guy. You could have seen this coming from a mile away.

I was blinded by his character. Not everyone goes from living on the streets for a few years to being a Governor

cman:GAT_00: cman: WorldCitizen: cman: WorldCitizen: What gets me is that even states like Maine vote for idiots like this. Alabama or Mississippi? Sure. What's with places like Wisconsin and Maine going for this shiat though?

LePage rode in on the wave of the Tea Party. Maine has always leaned a little right politically. Maine Republicans are usually not like what LePage is.

Yeah, I thought they then tend to go a little New England right, but I thought that was more like rational Snowe type human beings. *sigh*

LePage is a special kind of moron

Do you know what his first priority was in our state? With all of our problems, with all of our troubles, with our declining tax collections, this idiot made it his first priority to remove a mural that praised the Maine worker

This guy is gonna farking destroy us

Why does any of this surprise you? I saw bits and pieces of the governor's campaign here. I could have easily called similar bits of stupidity from this guy. You could have seen this coming from a mile away.

I was blinded by his character. Not everyone goes from living on the streets for a few years to being a Governor

Let me elaborate on this.

Although I think he is a big idiot, it is really hard to not respect him, even if it is begrudgingly. He ran away from home at 11. His first language was French (his lack of English really hurt him). He came from nothing to being a highly successful businessman who has had a bumpy ride in his transition to politics.

What's that, excise tax thingy they have on fuel I don't remember. Oh yeah!18.4 cents-per-gallon (cpg) plus in Maine state taxes are around 50 (cpg). Clearly this is NAZI Germany. Of course state revenue then pays for your salary governor. How about we take away your salary and wonderful healthcare package? We'll then see how you feel? Your state also gets an increase in Medicaid.

What's that, excise tax thingy they have on fuel I don't remember. Oh yeah!18.4 cents-per-gallon (cpg) plus in Maine state taxes are around 50 (cpg). Clearly this is NAZI Germany. Of course state revenue then pays for your salary governor. How about we take away your salary and wonderful healthcare package? We'll then see how you feel? Your state also gets an increase in Medicaid.

Yeah, it's a slippery slope from fuel taxes to mass extermination. One minute you're filling your gas tank and then --BAM-- a shot of cyanide gas to the face based on your level of education, sexuality, ethnicity, or religion.

The best part? When he says these things, a bunch of Republitards nod in understanding.

cman:WorldCitizen: What gets me is that even states like Maine vote for idiots like this. Alabama or Mississippi? Sure. What's with places like Wisconsin and Maine going for this shiat though?

LePage rode in on the wave of the Tea Party. Maine has always leaned a little right politically. Maine Republicans are usually not like what LePage is.

You also have to consider that the vote was split between the Democratic and the independent candidates. LePage received only 38% of the vote.

I wasn't happy about LePage winning but now that he has, all I want to know is where are the jobs he promised. I'm not counting the ones created by the new fireworks stores because those are offset by the increased need to public services (fire, police, emergency room, rehab services).

So now that you're seen LePage in action, are you still going to vote tea party?

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with the GOP? Why are they do fanatically opposed to and/or scared of taxes? Taxes are what we pay to live in a country with a decent standard of living. I just don't understand it, the fanatical anti-tax attitude seems almost un-American, at least to me. These guys are farking crazy.

"[G]et off the couch and get yourself a job." Those words drew a standing ovation from the crowd.

Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!

Seriously, I love that those fortunate enough to have work in a tough economy cheer when those less fortunate are chided for being lazy as if there were just jobs available everywhere and the 8% of unemployed Americans are just happier to be poor and unemployed and deserve to be belittled and insulted. Republicanism is just an excuse to be an asshole.

physt:cman: WorldCitizen: What gets me is that even states like Maine vote for idiots like this. Alabama or Mississippi? Sure. What's with places like Wisconsin and Maine going for this shiat though?

LePage rode in on the wave of the Tea Party. Maine has always leaned a little right politically. Maine Republicans are usually not like what LePage is.

You also have to consider that the vote was split between the Democratic and the independent candidates. LePage received only 38% of the vote.

I wasn't happy about LePage winning but now that he has, all I want to know is where are the jobs he promised. I'm not counting the ones created by the new fireworks stores because those are offset by the increased need to public services (fire, police, emergency room, rehab services).

So now that you're seen LePage in action, are you still going to vote tea party?

I didn't vote for Governor. There was no issue that I felt that I had an attachtment to, nor was their a candidate in any election that I liked. Yes, I am proud to say that I suffered Voter Apathy rather than voting for stupidity.

ps69:"[G]et off the couch and get yourself a job." Those words drew a standing ovation from the crowd.

Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!

Seriously, I love that those fortunate enough to have work in a tough economy cheer when those less fortunate are chided for being lazy as if there were just jobs available everywhere and the 8% of unemployed Americans are just happier to be poor and unemployed and deserve to be belittled and insulted. Republicanism is just an excuse to be an asshole.

ps69:"[G]et off the couch and get yourself a job." Those words drew a standing ovation from the crowd.

Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!

Seriously, I love that those fortunate enough to have work in a tough economy cheer when those less fortunate are chided for being lazy as if there were just jobs available everywhere and the 8% of unemployed Americans are just happier to be poor and unemployed and deserve to be belittled and insulted. Republicanism is just an excuse to be an asshole.

It is AMAZING that in the same stump speech they can berate Obama for not creating jobs AND also the so-called "welfare queens" for not getting that which they JUST SAID does not exist.

Taxation by inquisition, spying, being tried in their court (where you are presumed guilty), being forced to testify against yourself (in advance), illegal liens, illegal garnishments and seizures, ridiculous fees and penalties, police powers... yep - sounds like the gestapo to me.

Couple that with the fact that only 50% of the public is forced to pay it (i.e. the modern day jews of Germany) and hell YES it's the f*cking new gestapo.

Taxation by inquisition, spying, being tried in their court (where you are presumed guilty), being forced to testify against yourself (in advance), illegal liens, illegal garnishments and seizures, ridiculous fees and penalties, police powers... yep - sounds like the gestapo to me.

Couple that with the fact that only 50% of the public is forced to pay it (i.e. the modern day jews of Germany) and hell YES it's the f*cking new gestapo.

/liberals just love it, too...

Alright, now I KNOW you're trolling.

I live with my mom by the way...at least put some effort into it if you want to troll.

Taxation by inquisition, spying, being tried in their court (where you are presumed guilty), being forced to testify against yourself (in advance), illegal liens, illegal garnishments and seizures, ridiculous fees and penalties, police powers... yep - sounds like the gestapo to me.

Couple that with the fact that only 50% of the public is forced to pay it (i.e. the modern day jews of Germany) and hell YES it's the f*cking new gestapo.

/liberals just love it, too...

So if the oppression is so terrible, why haven't you taken up arms against the tyranny, Patriot?

Taxation by inquisition, spying, being tried in their court (where you are presumed guilty), being forced to testify against yourself (in advance), illegal liens, illegal garnishments and seizures, ridiculous fees and penalties, police powers... yep - sounds like the gestapo to me.

Couple that with the fact that only 50% of the public is forced to pay it (i.e. the modern day jews of Germany) and hell YES it's the f*cking new gestapo.

/liberals just love it, too...

Alright, now I KNOW you're trolling.

I live with my mom by the way...at least put some effort into it if you want to troll.

Taxation by inquisition, spying, being tried in their court (where you are presumed guilty), being forced to testify against yourself (in advance), illegal liens, illegal garnishments and seizures, ridiculous fees and penalties, police powers... yep - sounds like the gestapo to me.

Couple that with the fact that only 50% of the public is forced to pay it (i.e. the modern day jews of Germany) and hell YES it's the f*cking new gestapo.

/liberals just love it, too...

So if the oppression is so terrible, why haven't you taken up arms against the tyranny, Patriot?

Taxation by inquisition, spying, being tried in their court (where you are presumed guilty), being forced to testify against yourself (in advance), illegal liens, illegal garnishments and seizures, ridiculous fees and penalties, police powers... yep - sounds like the gestapo to me.

Couple that with the fact that only 50% of the public is forced to pay it (i.e. the modern day jews of Germany) and hell YES it's the f*cking new gestapo.

Taxation by inquisition, spying, being tried in their court (where you are presumed guilty), being forced to testify against yourself (in advance), illegal liens, illegal garnishments and seizures, ridiculous fees and penalties, police powers... yep - sounds like the gestapo to me.

Couple that with the fact that only 50% of the public is forced to pay it (i.e. the modern day jews of Germany) and hell YES it's the f*cking new gestapo.

I would hope some indie film is being made right now with a literal modernized allegory of Christ trying to spread his message of love, respect and tolerance to the masses. I guess one of the disciples following him around is a beleaguered IRS agent. Mary would be a feminist in lieu of a hooker though and Judas would be unsuccessfully trying to get his non-profit off the ground. Also sprinkle in one or two homosexuals in the group.

Wait, it this the part where we're supposed to feel some sort of pity for Mainers electing a known teabagger and being *SHOCKED* that he acts like a retarded GOP spidermonkey? Cause, you know, fark Mainers. You elected him, so deal with the consequences. Maybe next time you'll take your elections seriously

Johnny Swank:Wait, it this the part where we're supposed to feel some sort of pity for Mainers electing a known teabagger and being *SHOCKED* that he acts like a retarded GOP spidermonkey? Cause, you know, fark Mainers. You elected him, so deal with the consequences. Maybe next time you'll take your elections seriously

See also: Wisconsin, Ohio, etc.

To be fair, he won with 38% of the vote in a three way race. Cutler(the independent) had 37% of the vote. The democrats f-ed it up by putting a super liberal up who could only pull 19%, and so LePage won.

Johnny Swank:Wait, it this the part where we're supposed to feel some sort of pity for Mainers electing a known teabagger and being *SHOCKED* that he acts like a retarded GOP spidermonkey? Cause, you know, fark Mainers. You elected him, so deal with the consequences. Maybe next time you'll take your elections seriously

See also: Wisconsin, Ohio, etc.

Did you miss the part where he won with 38% of the vote? Those who voted for him are among those infantile enough to appreciate his "personality".

It's a systemic problem with the voting. I would have voted for my second-best option if I had known the one I was voting for wasn't going to get the majority. There's actually been some talk about changing the system so it would automatically work that way.

WorldCitizen:What gets me is that even states like Maine vote for idiots like this. Alabama or Mississippi? Sure. What's with places like Wisconsin and Maine going for this shiat though?

I can only speak for WI. Tom Barrett was probably the worst candidate available, and that's who ran against Walker during the recall, so many of the people that were against Walker didn't show up because they didn't see Barrett as a worthwhile alternative. Also, there are a lot of damned morons in this state. People are largely fooled by propaganda, and divide and conquer has been shown to work for millenia.

I'm glad one other person happened to mention that LePage was only elected with 38.1 percent of the vote. If the Maine Democratic Party had given up fighting so hard to gain votes for their candidate by swearing that the Independent candidate didn't have a chance and couldn't possibly win, there's no way LePage would have won. Eliot Cutler lost by less than 7,500 votes (36.7%), and many of the people who voted for Libby Mitchell (19%) out of "third party fear" would have voted for Cutler if they hadn't been bullied into voting party line.

Your Blog Sucks:I'm glad one other person happened to mention that LePage was only elected with 38.1 percent of the vote. If the Maine Democratic Party had given up fighting so hard to gain votes for their candidate by swearing that the Independent candidate didn't have a chance and couldn't possibly win, there's no way LePage would have won. Eliot Cutler lost by less than 7,500 votes (36.7%), and many of the people who voted for Libby Mitchell (19%) out of "third party fear" would have voted for Cutler if they hadn't been bullied into voting party line.

/yes, I'm one of those idiots who should have known better

I had democrats come to my door, and say I needed to vote for Libby, and that we had to avoid LePage at all costs.. And I told them flat out "Culter is beating her in the polls. Your candidate needs to bail." They were pretty quiet about that.

Publikwerks:Johnny Swank: Wait, it this the part where we're supposed to feel some sort of pity for Mainers electing a known teabagger and being *SHOCKED* that he acts like a retarded GOP spidermonkey? Cause, you know, fark Mainers. You elected him, so deal with the consequences. Maybe next time you'll take your elections seriously

See also: Wisconsin, Ohio, etc.

To be fair, he won with 38% of the vote in a three way race. Cutler(the independent) had 37% of the vote. The democrats f-ed it up by putting a super liberal up who could only pull 19%, and so LePage won.

And? It's not my fault that Mainers were either too stupid or lazy to do their homework and elected this dipshiat teabagger. They had options, but choose not to take them. Enjoy the fruits of your vote. Next time take your elections seriously.

Johnny Swank:Publikwerks: Johnny Swank: Wait, it this the part where we're supposed to feel some sort of pity for Mainers electing a known teabagger and being *SHOCKED* that he acts like a retarded GOP spidermonkey? Cause, you know, fark Mainers. You elected him, so deal with the consequences. Maybe next time you'll take your elections seriously

See also: Wisconsin, Ohio, etc.

To be fair, he won with 38% of the vote in a three way race. Cutler(the independent) had 37% of the vote. The democrats f-ed it up by putting a super liberal up who could only pull 19%, and so LePage won.

And? It's not my fault that Mainers were either too stupid or lazy to do their homework and elected this dipshiat teabagger. They had options, but choose not to take them. Enjoy the fruits of your vote. Next time take your elections seriously.

You, sir, can go fark yourself.

We do take elections seriously. Hell, Maine is one of the rare few states where Independents have a greater chance of winning an election.

Just one of those things. I mean, who in their right mind would actually think that one could win a governor election with 38% of the votes?

Johnny Swank:And? It's not my fault that Mainers were either too stupid or lazy to do their homework and elected this dipshiat teabagger. They had options, but choose not to take them. Enjoy the fruits of your vote. Next time take your elections seriously.

Johnny, did you ever hear the philosophy that once a man admits that he's wrong that he is immediately forgiven for all wrongdoings? Have you ever heard that?

I got a threshold, Johnny. I got a threshold for the abuse that I will take. Now, right now, I'm a farkin' race car, right, and you got me the red. And I'm just sayin', I'm just sayin' that it's farkin' dangerous to have a race car in the farkin' red. That's all. I could blow.

cman:cman: GAT_00: cman: WorldCitizen: cman: WorldCitizen: What gets me is that even states like Maine vote for idiots like this. Alabama or Mississippi? Sure. What's with places like Wisconsin and Maine going for this shiat though?

LePage rode in on the wave of the Tea Party. Maine has always leaned a little right politically. Maine Republicans are usually not like what LePage is.

Yeah, I thought they then tend to go a little New England right, but I thought that was more like rational Snowe type human beings. *sigh*

LePage is a special kind of moron

Do you know what his first priority was in our state? With all of our problems, with all of our troubles, with our declining tax collections, this idiot made it his first priority to remove a mural that praised the Maine worker

This guy is gonna farking destroy us

Why does any of this surprise you? I saw bits and pieces of the governor's campaign here. I could have easily called similar bits of stupidity from this guy. You could have seen this coming from a mile away.

I was blinded by his character. Not everyone goes from living on the streets for a few years to being a Governor

Let me elaborate on this.

Although I think he is a big idiot, it is really hard to not respect him, even if it is begrudgingly. He ran away from home at 11. His first language was French (his lack of English really hurt him). He came from nothing to being a highly successful businessman who has had a bumpy ride in his transition to politics.